
most of the terrain is suited to intermediates, especially in the Rosskopf sector where the piste map is dominated by winding blues. Efficient, fast lifts make getting around very quick and easy, including across the valley via Flachauwinkl to a further area of linked slopes. More advanced skiers and riders will enjoy the World Cup piste and other routes off the Gamskogel, as well as the steeper terrain off Tauernkar. The purpose-built village is very convenient, with all accommodation being ski-in-ski-out and right at the foot of the main lifts. It is not hugely lively however, with a most evening activity limited to the hotels and there’s not a huge amount to do away from the slopes. Getting here is incredibly easy – the drive from Salzburg can take less than an hour if there’s no traffic.
Resort website:Â www.zauchensee.at
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| Max temp | 3.2°c | 3.6°c | 1.8°c | 4.2°c | 4.2°c | 2.1°c | 3.6°c | 4.2°c | 3.4°c | 6.2°c | 6.6°c | 4.9°c | 8.8°c | 9.2°c | 7.8°c | 11.2°c | 11.4°c | 9.2°c | 12.6°c | 12.6°c | 9.8°c | 12.4°c | 12.4°c | 10°c | 11.5°c | 11.5°c | 9°c | 10.7°c | 10.7°c | 8.6°c |
| Min temp | -1.5°c | 1.8°c | -1.4°c | 1.9°c | 2.1°c | -0.1°c | 2.3°c | 3.4°c | 1°c | 3.8°c | 4.9°c | 2°c | 4.8°c | 7.8°c | 3.4°c | 6.8°c | 9.2°c | 4.4°c | 7.8°c | 9.8°c | 5.4°c | 8.6°c | 10°c | 6°c | 8.3°c | 9°c | 5.1°c | 7.6°c | 8.6°c | 4.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -6°c | 2.8°c | 1.7°c | 1.7°c | 3.9°c | 2°c | 2.1°c | 3.4°c | 3.2°c | 3.6°c | 5.9°c | 4.7°c | 4.5°c | 8.3°c | 7.5°c | 6.4°c | 10°c | 8.9°c | 7.4°c | 12°c | 9.5°c | 8.2°c | 12°c | 9.8°c | 7.9°c | 10.3°c | 8.7°c | 7.2°c | 9.4°c | 8.3°c |
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| Feels like temp | 5.5°c | 12°c | 8.8°c |
| Snowfall | Next 3 days | 0.5 cm |
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| Resort opening date | Sat 28 Nov 2026 | |
| Resort closing date | Sun 11 Apr 2027 |
Updated 07/04
Austria’s crescendo to the 2025/26 season looks set to continue through this week, as cooler temperatures (at least compared to the rest of the Alps) brings with it a few last flurries of snow.
Spring freeze-thaw cycles will be in force, but the freezing line will drop to 2,000m overnight and rising up to 3,000m in the midday sun. This will settle slightly on Friday when a pocket of unsettled weather moves in; the west will see a few flurries, barely enough to register on the snowstake, with up to 5cm falling the further east you travel. With the freezing line being where it is, this will limit snowfall to higher ground.
A few more flurries are due into the new week, albeit it remains too early to tell exactly how much, when, and where will fall.
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